Suzuki Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) Short Interest Update

Suzuki Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:SZKMY – Get Rating) saw a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,400 shares, a growth of 133.3% from the April 30th total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on SZKMY. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Suzuki Motor from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Suzuki Motor in a research note on Tuesday, April 25th. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Suzuki Motor Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of SZKMY traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $130.98. The stock had a trading volume of 5,508 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,332. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $139.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $139.48. Suzuki Motor has a twelve month low of $115.25 and a twelve month high of $153.00. The firm has a market cap of $16.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.55 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 15th. The company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.20. Suzuki Motor had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 9.39%. The business had revenue of $9.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.34 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that Suzuki Motor will post 14.92 EPS for the current year.

Suzuki Motor Company Profile

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Suzuki Motor Corp. engages in the research, development, design, manufacture, sale, and distribution of motorcycles, passenger cars, commercial vehicles and special machines. It operates through the following segments: Motorcycles, Automobiles and Special Machines. The Motorcycles segment produces and merchandises motorcycles and all terrain vehicles.